ThePhaseIIOnlineModules
LaunchedJune2012
TheDepartmentofPublicInstructionhasdevelopedninenewonlinemodulesasameansofprovidingprofessional
developmentthatisflexibleandcanbeusedbydistrictsandcharterschoolteamsinwaysthatbestsuittheirneeds.
Foradditionalinformationaboutthemodules,enrollmentinformation,andstrategiesforimplementation,pleasesee
thePhaseIIOnlineModuleImplementationGuideathttp://rt3nc.org/pubs/implementation_guide_2012.pdf
Modules available through NC Education SixmodulesareavailablethroughtheNCEducationsiteat
https://center.ncsu.edu/nc/course/category.php?id=33281.Toenroll,educatorswillneedanNCEducationaccount.
Connecting with Our 21st Century Learners Introduction to Data Literacy 10 hours / 1.0 CEU 4 hours / 0.4 CEU Today'sstudentswillfacechallengesourgeneration
hasyettoimagine.Thismodulefocusesonensuring
thateverystudentisreadytomeetthosechallenges.
The21stCenturySkillsFrameworkdevelopedbythe
Partnershipfor21stCenturySkillshelpstoguidethis
discussion.Participantsobserveandanalyzemodel
lessonstoidentify21stcenturyskillsandmethodsof
teachingthem,designalessonincorporating21stcen‐
turyskillsandtools,andcollaboratewithcolleaguesto
critiquelessonsdevelopedbyotherparticipants.
Thismoduleprovidesanintroductiontodataliteracy.
Bothteacherandprincipalperspectivesareincluded.
Itincludesinformationontypesofdata,strategiesfor
analyzingandunderstandingdata,andprocessesfor
determininghowthesecaninfluenceinstructional
practices.Inordertodesigneffectiveinstructionand
learningenvironments,educatorsneedtodetermine
whatlearnersknow,andeffectivelyuseevidencecol‐
lected.Thismoduleaimstoprovidelearningexperi‐
encesthatdeveloporenhanceabilitiestofind,evalu‐
ate,andusedatatoinforminstruction.
North Carolina School Executive Standards and Evaluation Process Digital Literacies in the K–12 Classroom 10 hours / 1.0 CEU 12 hours / 1.2 CEU TheNorthCarolinaPrincipalandAssistantPrincipal
EvaluationProcessisbasedontheNorthCarolina
SchoolExecutiveStandards.Thesestandardshave
beendevelopedasaguideforprincipalsandassistant
principalsastheycontinuallyreflectuponandim‐
provetheireffectivenessasleadersthroughouttheir
careers.Thestandardsserveasanimportanttoolfor
principalsandassistantprincipalsastheyconsider
theirgrowthanddevelopmentasexecutivesleading
schoolsinthe21stcentury.Themainresponsibilityof
principalsandassistantprincipalsistocreatealigned
systemsofleadershipthroughouttheschoolandits
community.
Studentsneedcontinualguidanceinbuildingdigital
literacy,andteachersneedcontinuallytoreflecton
howbesttoprovidethatguidance—andtorefinetheir
ownskills.Justasbasicliteracy—readingandwrit‐
ing—mustbeapartofteachingandlearninginevery
contentarea,somustdigitalliteracy.Thismoduleof‐
fersasoundandthoroughgroundingindigitalliteracy
asitpertainstotheclassroom—orofdigitalliteracies,
asthetitleofthemodulesays,fortherearemany
waysofthinkingaboutdigitalliteracy.
Understanding Young Student Behavior in the Classroom 5 hours / 0.5 CEU Thismoduleisforpreschoolthroughgrade5teachers.
Themodulewillserveasatooltoassistteachersto
developanenhancedawarenessofbehavioralhealth
issuesinyoungstudentsandextendthatknowledgeto
fosterlong‐termconnectivityandacademicachieve‐
mentforallstudents,decreasethedropoutrates,and
ultimatelyincreaseNorthCarolina'sgraduationrates.
Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science and Technical Subjects 3 hours / 0.3 CEU Thisintroductorymoduledefinesliteracyinthedisci‐
plines.Learnerswillreceiveanoverviewofthecon‐
nectionsbetweentheNorthCarolinaEssentialStand‐
ardsandtheCommonCoreStateStandardsforLitera‐
cyinHistory/SocialStudies,ScienceandTechnical
Subjects.Theywillthenhaveguidedpracticeexamin‐
ing,discussing,andcreatinglearningactivitiesfor
theirstudentsthatintegratetheNorthCarolinaEssen‐
tialStandardsandtheCommonCoreLiteracyStand‐
ardsfordisciplinesingrades6–12.
Additional modules Threemodulesareavailableindifferentlocations.Pleaseseetheimplementationguideforspecificinstructionsand
accessinformation.
The North Carolina Educator Evaluation System: Online Tutorials for Administrators Thesetutorialsprovidetrainingforprincipalsonthe
useofonlineformssuchasthePrincipalSelf‐
Assessmentform,theTeacherObservationForm,and
theTeacherSelf‐AssessmentandProfessionalDevel‐
opmentPlanusedwhencompletingNCEES.Thistuto‐
rialisaccessiblewithoutregistrationat
http://ncees.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/NCEES+Tutorials+f
or+Administrators.
The North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards Thisisafacilitator‐ledmodulelocatedintheNorth
Carolinae‐LearningforEducatorscatalogonthe
LEARNNCwebsite.Thismoduleprovidesanin‐depth
lookattheNorthCarolinaProfessionalTeaching
Standards,designedtobuildonthelearner’sprior
knowledgeandanalyzethelearner’scurrentpractices.
Toenrollinthiscourse,goto
https://ncelearning.org/sectionsopenandfindan
opensection.
NC FALCON: Student Ownership Module Thiscourseisaninteractivemoduletargetingmiddle
schoolstudentsastheaudience.Thepurposeisto
teachstudentsaboutFormativeAssessmentandtheir
responsibilityfortheirlearning.Thismoduleis
alignedtothepracticesandconceptspresentedinthe
NCFALCONmoduleforeducators.AllNorthCarolina
LEAsandcharterschoolswillhavefullaccesstothis
moduleinOctober–November2012.